Posted by m beduya on December 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) initiated the project, Filipinnovation, as “a national strategy designed to sustain efforts at achieving a robust economy and a better lie for our people.” On November 26, the DOST, with funding support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada conducted the forum, “Towards an Innovation-led Development [...]
Posted by m beduya on February 21, 2010 · 9 Comments
Hypothesis on systems of innovation for emerging markets from Denmark, Israel and New Zealand Filipinos, in general, are America-centered especially in learning about new things. In one sense, this is correct as America leads the world in many technologies. In another, it is not appropriate because there can be no bigger disparities than between America [...]
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Posted by m beduya on September 10, 2009 · 9 Comments
Innovation pertains to new things by definition. As such, typical methods of research like statistical hypothesis testing using random samples, which data are available now and thus come from history, cannot be used without qualification. Kathleen Eisenhardt’s Building Theories from Case Study Research, 1989, Academy of Management Review, an inductive and iterative approach using cases [...]
Posted by m beduya on September 4, 2009 · 11 Comments
Intensive learning facilitated the technological catching up process of the East Asian NIEs like South Korea and Taiwan in the 1980′s, said Professor Patarapong in his paper at ASIALICS 2009 (Posts 80, 81,82, 86 and 87). The subject fascinates. For me, the hunt goes on for innovation models to emulate so I can enrich the [...]
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Posted by m beduya on July 26, 2009 · 4 Comments
Singapore and Hongkong are cities that happen to be run successfully as national economic units. Jane Jacobs who wrote the book “Cities and the Wealth of Nations” argues that the correct approach to national development is to look at nations as a portfolio of cities rather than the unitary state representing the whole nation. A [...]
Posted by m beduya on July 15, 2009 · 2 Comments
The New York Times yesterday, July 13, 2009, reported. “Microsoft Office 2010 Starts Ascension to the Cloud.” (Click this link to NYT: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/microsoft-office-2010-starts-ascension-to-the-cloud/?scp=1&sq=Office%202010%20cloud&st=Search). Two months ago, on May 9, I predicted that Microsoft will install browser-based version of Excel, PowerPoint, Word in my Post #53, Opportunity from Adjacency. I did make the same prediction some [...]
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Posted by m beduya on June 6, 2009 · 11 Comments
Innovation through Scan-Adapt-Diffuse is appropriate for emerging markets “Making Filipinos wealthier and the country stronger” has been my mantra in this blog. Being an industrial engineer with a passion for economics, I do not present this statement in terms of aggregates – like a typical economist – but in specific and practical terms. Update on [...]
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Posted by m beduya on March 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Against all odds, there are inspiring efforts to raise Total Factor Productivity via industry clustering in the Philippines. Former DOST Secretary CL Follosco has been the tireless initiator and prime mover of such community organizing efforts. The book reports on the successes and lessons. It is published by the Export Development Council (EDC) with USAID [...]
